The Germs
 

They may be one of the most overrated punk bands ever and their singer may have been a talentless Sid Vicious wannabe. But I'm sure there are those among us with no imagination or mind of their own who choose to believe the hype.

So for those numbskulls, this article from today's Observer may be of some interest.

Twats.

Pat Smear was an awesome guitar player. Some really creative guitar lines.

Twat.

Okay.

yeah the germs are good dude, like the brige between early la punk rock and la hardcore. and according to your half assed comparison every punk rocker junkie in the world is a sid vicious wannabe. i think darby is lame too, but sid vicious wannabe? who gives a fuck. and pat smear was rad.

Pat Smear was the star of the band in my opinion.

You never would have heard of him if he hadn't been in Nirvana.

I didn't even know he was in Nirvana until a few years ago when I heard "From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah" and went, "Whoa, who's that second guitar player?"

By then, I'd already had the Germs discography.

Yeah, right:rolleyes:

Yeah... right.

What point are you trying to make? I never paid attention to Nirvana or who was playing second guitar for live shows I never saw.

Yeah right:rolleyes:

Pointless off-topic post: My go-to band for all fings punk rawk at t'moment are Crass - incredibly tuneless, but brutal,and Totally English. The original version of "Reality Asylum" cuts even Whitehouse for extremity - and this in 1978! Incredible.

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Yeah, I know I'm right....?!

I don't know what to say.

I heard the entire Ramones, Screeching Weasel, Vandals, Operation Ivy, Bad Religion, NOFX, and probably a thousand other great and shitty punk bands' discographies before I ever heard Nevermind all the way through.

Never been a big Nirvana fan.

Yeah right:rolleyes:

I'm not even going to bother replying anymore, you're retarded.

Can we change the subject of this thread to something more interesting than the FREAKIN' GERMS, please?

maybe so, but not many 8 year old kids would be familiar with the germs. and id be damned if 90 percent of people 25 and under hadnt heard nirvana prior to the germs.

Yeah, right:rolleyes:

Of course most people had heard Nirvana before the Germs...

I don't think the average person-who-has-listened-to-Nirvana knows Pat Smear played for a few shows before Kurt Cobain killed himself though.

Yeah right:rolleyes:

not my favourite band by any stretch of the imagination.

and yes, i knew pat smear was in nirvana before i knew who the germs were.

The Germs are alright, but they can be really annoying. What We Do Is Secret is one of my favourite punk songs. And I'd heard The Germs before I knew Pat Smear was in Nirvana.

I haven't heard a single note by The Germs, and don't intend to either. Give me fuzz guitar and hate anyday of the year.

I didn't even know Pat Smear was ever in Nirvana til I read this thread.

Was Pat Smear in a band? I thought he was a clerk in a record store.

i love the germs!!! and i love darby, he was way more talented and smarter than sid vicious.

mostly is the forming single and (gi), the rest...well..."no god" is awesome.

and the star of the band was don bolles.

Punk rock history, so I'm not going to knock it too much. When I'm in the mood, it's downright engaging--intelligent and noisy.

i live the collection "M.I.A.", i down own (gi) anymore, but i got the compilation on vinyl, which is just as considering the whole thing of (gi) is on there not to mention a shitload of others.

I bought the GI reissue on vinyl and I think it's pretty fine. One of my favorite examples of minimalistic cover artwork, by the way.

Amazing band,yesterday was the 30 year anniversary of Darby Crash's death. RIP!

Been dusting off my punk rock records myself. Favorite song would probobly be "Forming" have the urge to see "The Decline of Western Civiliazation" now.

"We Must Bleed" is one of my favorite songs of all time. So great.

Oh, so Keeping it Simple is Pookie. It all makes sense now. Well played sir.

i love The Germs. what a crappy thread.